عَىَّ
Root: عى
Form: 1
Full Definition
عَىَّI
, or بِالأَمْرِ, and عَن الأَمْرِ, and الأَمْرَ also, and عَيِىَ, [which is the original form,] but عَىَّ is more common, and أَعْيَا بِهِ is not allowable, first pers. عَيِيتُ, pl. عَيُوا, like حَيُوا [from حَىَّ and حَيِىَ], and عَيُّوا also, which is used by a poet, Present.T يَعْيَا, , Verbal.Noun عِىٌّ; as also
تعيّا , and
تعايا , and
استعيا ; He found not the right way, or manner, that he desired, or the way, or manner, of his acting [i. e. in which he should act], to perform, or accomplish, his, or the, affair: or he lacked power, strength, or ability, for it; and was unable to perform it, or execute it, thoroughly. [Hence,] one says, شِفَآءُ العِىِّالسُّؤَالُ
2 And in like manner one says, عَيَّ عَنْ حُجَّتِهِ, and عَيِىَ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, i. e. He found not the right way, or manner, of adducing his argument, plea, or evidence.
3 And عَىَّ فِى مَنْطِقِهِ, and عَيِىَ, Present.T as above, and so the Verbal.Noun, He found not the right way, or manner, in his expressing of his ideas: or i. q. حَصِرَ; or [nearly so, i. e.] عَيِىَ [or عَىَّ] signifies he was, or became, unable to express his mind, to say what he would, to find words to express what he would say; he faltered in speech; like حَصِرَ, except that the latter denotes what is by reason of shame and confusion of mind, or some [other] accidental cause: (TA in art. حصر, from the Expos. of the “ Mufassal ” of Z:) العِىُّ is the contr. of البَيَانُ [q. v.]: or, accord. to Er-Rághib, it is an inability that ensues to one who has taken upon himself an affair or a speech. One says, جَآءَ بِالعِىِّ وَالشِّىِّ [app. meaning He exhibited much impotence of expression]; (S and K and TA in art. شوى;) using the latter noun as an imitative sequent to the former [for the purpose of corroboration].
4 And عَيِيتُهُ I was ignorant of it: originally meaning I was unable to give information respecting it when asked, by reason of ignorance of it. One says, لَا يَعْيَاهُ أَحَدٌ No one will be ignorant of it.
2 And in like manner one says, عَيَّ عَنْ حُجَّتِهِ, and عَيِىَ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above, i. e. He found not the right way, or manner, of adducing his argument, plea, or evidence.
3 And عَىَّ فِى مَنْطِقِهِ, and عَيِىَ, Present.T as above, and so the Verbal.Noun, He found not the right way, or manner, in his expressing of his ideas: or i. q. حَصِرَ; or [nearly so, i. e.] عَيِىَ [or عَىَّ] signifies he was, or became, unable to express his mind, to say what he would, to find words to express what he would say; he faltered in speech; like حَصِرَ, except that the latter denotes what is by reason of shame and confusion of mind, or some [other] accidental cause: (TA in art. حصر, from the Expos. of the “ Mufassal ” of Z:) العِىُّ is the contr. of البَيَانُ [q. v.]: or, accord. to Er-Rághib, it is an inability that ensues to one who has taken upon himself an affair or a speech. One says, جَآءَ بِالعِىِّ وَالشِّىِّ [app. meaning He exhibited much impotence of expression]; (S and K and TA in art. شوى;) using the latter noun as an imitative sequent to the former [for the purpose of corroboration].
4 And عَيِيتُهُ I was ignorant of it: originally meaning I was unable to give information respecting it when asked, by reason of ignorance of it. One says, لَا يَعْيَاهُ أَحَدٌ No one will be ignorant of it.
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